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Position Statement The position statement
provides a clear, strong
statement of the
author\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s
position on the topic.
Focus or thesis statement The thesis statement names
the topic of the essay and
outlines the main points to
be discussed.
Support for posistion Includes 3 or more pieces of
evidence (facts, statistics,
examples, real-life
experiences) that support
the position statement. The
writer anticipates the
reader\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s
concerns, biases or
arguments and has provided
at least 1 counter-argument.
Evidence and examples All of the evidence and
examples are specific,
relevant and explanations
are given that show how
each piece of evidence
supports the
author\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s
position.
Closing Paragrapgh The conclusion is strong and
leaves the reader solidly
understanding the
writer\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s
position. Effective
restatement of the position
statement begins the closing
paragraph.
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The position statement
provides a clear statement of
the author\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s
position on the topic.
The thesis statement names
the topic of the essay.
Includes 3 or more pieces of
evidence (facts, statistics,
examples, real-life
experiences) that support
the position statement.
Most of the evidence and
examples are specific,
relevant and explanations
are given that show how
each piece of evidence
supports the
author\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s
position.
The conclusion is
recognizable. The
author\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s
position is restated within
the first two sentences of
the closing paragraph.
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explanation that shows how
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the closing paragraph, but
not near the beginning.
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